Roland VP-770 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Performing with Audio Files
( AUDIO KEY)
Never disconnect the USB memory while the Audio Key
f
unction is in use.
T
he VP-770 lets
y
ou pla
y
audio  les saved on USB memor
y
(sold separatel
y
) while
y
ou perform. This is
called the “Audio Ke
y
” function.
T
he Audio Key
f
unction lets you assign audio
les to the lowest
f
teen keys o
f
the keyboard and play these
a
udio
les by pressing the corresponding key. You can assign various phrases to the keys and play them at
the appropriate moments during
y
our per
f
ormance.
AUDIO KEY
VOCAL DESIGNER
ENSEMBLE
Y
ou can also speci
f
y that an audio
le play repeatedly, or reserve the audio
le that should be played next
.
Here are some ways in which you can enjoy using the Audio Key
f
unction
.
By
switching audio  les between sections such as Intro, Theme, Break, and Ending as
y
our song
progresses, you can freely change the structure of the song while you perform.
Assign a di erent audio song to each ke
y
, and use the ke
y
board to switch songs so
y
ou can perform
to the accompaniment o
f
an audio son
g.
For details on the
f
ormat o
f
the audio
les, re
f
er to “Audio Files that can be Played by the VP-770” (p. 73).
Performing with Audio Files from USB Memory
Here’s how you can per
f
orm while playing audio
les saved on USB memory (sold separately).
Before
y
ou begin, install the included “Audio Ke
y
Utilit
y
3” into
y
our computer, and prepare the audio  le
set t
h
at
y
ou want to p
l
a
y
b
ac
k
on t
h
e VP-770
.
For details, refer to “Audio Ke
y
Utilit
y
3 Quick Guide” (separate document)
.
C
onnect the USB memor
y
containing the audio
le set to
the
US
B MEM
O
RY
co
nn
ecto
r
(
p. 22
).
P
ress t
h
e [AUDIO KEY]
b
utton.
T
he
A
UDIO KEY screen will appear
.
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